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Unit I - Issues in Social Stratification:
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Unit II - The Social and Political Implications of Genocides:
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Unit III - Struggle for Equality:
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Unit IV - Adolescent Social Issues:
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Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain how my class operates
Welcome
Syllabus
Student ID
Books
Hunger Banquet
Reflection Why is this lesson important?
Homework Get syllabus signed
Objective By the end of today, students will be able to explain poverty statistics and what they mean
Drill If you saw a homeless man and he asked you for money, would you give him something?
If you saw a homeless woman carrying a baby and she asked you for money, would you give it to her?
Poverty Pre-test
Bill Cosby Clip
Lecture Defining and Describing Poverty
Family Budget
Reflection The most interesting thing I learned in class was...
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays or you may do a current event
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of programs the U.S. government has put into place to assist the needy
Drill Is the minimum wage good or bad?
Looking Back: Historical Moments Ditto
Lecture History of Welfare
Sequencing Learning Map - use the events in the powerpoint to complete
Marzano Vocabulary Stratification, Functionalist Theory, Conflict Theory, Caste
Reflection How effective have U.S. government programs been in assisting the needy?
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain issues that cause countries to be poor
Drill Should the U.S. give aid to poor countries?
Label Poverty Statistics on U.S. & World Map
Lecture Global Poverty
Global Poverty Worksheet - Use CIA Factbook by clicking on the continent, then the country
Reflection What are the issues that cause countries to be poor?
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain why the children in Uganda are considered invisible
Drill None
Invisible Children Video
IC Article & IC Questions
Reflection What surprised you the most about today's lesson?
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain how being a child soldier and laborer is an effect of living in poverty
Drill Should we have universal health care?
Bubble Map Invisible Children
Lecture Child Soldiers and Laborers
Evaluating a Website Internet Activity or Poster Activity
Reflection Why is being a child soldier or laborer a product of being poor?
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to recall information on issues related to poverty
Drill Should we have slots in Maryland?
Review Game
Study Guide - Unit I
Reflection Whats the most important thing that needs to be taught to others about the poor?
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays; Study
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to score a 75% or more on the test
Test
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the significance of figures in the 20th century who wanted to prevent genocide from occurring again after the Holocaust
Drill How many genocides have there been since WWII?
Interview Activity
Lecture Preventing Genocide
Convention on Genocide Activity
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to describe the impact of recent genocides
Drill Should the U.S. send troops to intervene in genocides?
Focusing Your Thoughts
Lecture Recent Genocides
Option Five Activity & Genocide Scenarios/Coping With Crisis
Recent Genocides Worksheet
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the causes of the conflict in Rwanda
Drill Do you think that what Raphael Lempkin and William Proxmire did was important? Why or why not?
Lecture Rwanda Part I - go over causes
Watch Movie - Hotel Rwanda
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the effects of the conflict in Rwanda
Drill What more could have been done to stop the genocide in Rwanda?
Lecture Rwanda Part II - go over effects
Watch Movie - Hotel Rwanda
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain to others the current genocides taking place in Asia
Drill To what extent do you agree with the statement Rwanda was simply too remote, too far, too poor, too little, and probably too black to be worthwhile.
Lecture Current genocides
Notecard Room Roam
Cause-Effect Learning Map
Current Genocides Worksheet
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the current genocides taking place in Africa
Drill In your opinion, which genocide has been the most shocking so far? Why?
Lecture Current genocides
Wipeboard Game
Identify Current Genocides Worksheet - 2
Homework - Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to write a letter to a congressional member about a current genocide
Drill None
Congressional Letter Activity
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to recall information for the test
Drill Besides the Holocaust, which genocide is the most striking to you?
Review Crossword
Review Game
Study Guide
Homework Free Rice Assignment is due on Mondays or Tuesdays; Study
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to get a 75% or more on the test
Drill Collect drills
Test
Homework None
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the levels of prejudice and discrimination faced by minority groups
Drill What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Eye Color Experiment Place blue-eyed students in the back of the room and brown eyed students in the front. Talk about how 3rd graders reacted to this experiment p. 234
Gallery Walk - Use the worksheet at the end to identify the pictures
Lecture Race, Ethnicity, and Relations With Minority Groups
Sneetches Clip Ask students to state the theme of the story as it related to the experiment above
Childrens Book Activity
Homework Childrens Book Activity
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to identify and explain the sources that influence how individuals view others
Drill What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?
Racism In European Soccer
Lecture Socializing the Individual
Categorizing Learning Map Family, Peer Group, School, Mass Media
Fairy Tales Activity Read p. 114. Students get into groups. They will analyze and discuss how a fairy tale might contribute to their socialization. Try to have at least three points or examples about how your fairy in particular might contribute to socialization
Homework Childrens Book Activity
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to identify the problems faced by African Americans today
Drill What are some of the problems that minority groups have faced?
Matching Quiz
Lecture African Americans
Current Events Articles on African American Issues Get into groups. Each group fills out a current event article and will present it to the class. Classmates will write down one thing they learned from the article and a question they may have about what was presented.
Homework Childrens Book Activity
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the debate over affirmative action
Drill Should anything be done to make up for the discrimination our government did against African Americans in the past?
Rodney King Clips
Current Event Presentations
Touchstones Read and Debate Affirmative Action Article
Homework Childrens Book Activity
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the gender roles traditionally assigned to men and women in U.S. society
Drill Do you think it is more common for girls to do something that is stereotypically for boys than boys to do something that is stereotypically for girls?
Color Quiz
Stereotype Activity
Lecture Women - Part I - until gender roles
Gender Role Expectations Activity View I Love Lucy and complete the worksheet (second page of Stereotype Activity above)
Discussion - Did Lucille Ball help women break out of stereotypical gender roles or not?
Homework Childrens Book Activity
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to identify the pros and cons to abortion
Drill What does it mean to be pro-choice and pro-life?
Discussion - Hilary Clinton Crying Clip; Media Response to Clinton Crying
Lecture - Women - Part II
Touchstones Read and Debate Abortion Article
Homework Childrens Book Activity
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to identify the problems faced by the gay community today
Drill Why is the word gay sometimes used in a derogatory manner?
Discussion - Cancellation of Prom Because of Lesbian Girls
Lecture Gays
UDHR & UDHR Worksheet
Homework Childrens Book Activity
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to identify the problems faced by the elderly and disabled today
Drill What are the positive effects of an aging population?
Its a sign of people leading healthier lives
More young people get to enjoy time with their grandparents
A more powerful elderly voting bloc most likely means a reduction of problems for elderly people
Elderly Simulations Vaseline on googles (cataracts), huge gloves (arthritis), earplugs (hard of hearing), 5 seconds to name 5 brand names of soda (memory)
Lecture Elderly & Disabled
Senior Health Problems Internet Activity
Homework Childrens Book Activity
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to identify the problems faced by Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans today
Drill What kinds of historical problems have Asians and Native Americans faced in the past?
Diversity Quiz & Discussion
Lecture Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans
Border Patrol Worksheet
Homework Childrens Book Activity
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to recall information for the test
Drill Which issue that weve talked about concerns you the most? OR What is an issue that we havent talked about, but would fit in with this unit?
Crossword
Study Guide
Homework Childrens Book Activity
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to get a 75% or more on the test
Drill Collect drills
Test
Homework Childrens Book Activity
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to identify the five characteristics of adolescence
Drill How would you define adolescence?
Discuss How would your life be different if all Americans were considered adults at the age of 13
Chart on p. 121
Lecture Adolescence in Our Society
Blurring of Adolescence p. 122
Advice Column Activity
Homework Public Service Pamphlet - you can also do a video or website if it still has the same components in the rubric
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the causes and effects of eating disorders
Drill Would you change your body if you could? Why or why not?
Discuss Who are some actors, athletes, and other public figures that have had eating disorders?
Body Habits and Eating Disorders in Fiji p. 144-5
Lecture Teens and Eating Disorders
Identifying Eating Disorders
Solutions To Preventing Eating Disorders in groups discuss and write down ways to counteract eating disorders
Homework Public Service Pamphlet
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the causes of suicide
Drill Do you think that it is more difficult to be a teenager today than it was 30 or 50 years ago? Why or why not?
Divide a piece of paper up into four equal sections, but with a circle in the middle. Have each member in your group list social problems for teenagers. Discuss what each member wrote with each other in the group, then with the whole class. When finished, discuss with your group the most serious social problem facing teenagers today and write it in the circle
Lecture Teens and Suicide
Country Suicide Rate Activity
Homework Public Service Pamphlet
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the issues surrounding teens and sex
Drill Do you favor abstinence-only sex education?
Pregnancy and STD Quiz
Lecture Teens and Sex
Political Cartoon Activity
Homework Public Service Pamphlet
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the causes of school violence and what can be done to prevent it
Drill What might cause students to commit violence in schools?
Columbine Video
Lecture Teens and School Violence
Discuss Article Adult Crime Adult Time
With a partner, make a list of things that might prevent school violence
Effectiveness of Preventing School Violence Worksheet - have a class discussion after completing
Homework Public Service Pamphlet
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the causes of addiction
Drill What problems can an addiction lead to?
Analyze Alcohol Ads
Effects of Drug/Alcohol Addiction
Lecture Teens and Addiction
Make 10 true/false questions based on the lecture; exchange the questions with a classmate; check their answers
Homework Public Service Pamphlet
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain the issues surrounding teens and technology
Drill List some issues related to teens and technology.
Lecture Teens and Technology
Work on Public Service Pamphlet
Homework Public Service Pamphlet
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to explain a variety of issues related to teens today
Drill List some of the things youve eaten over the past few days.
Pass your drill to a person next to you. Cross out the foods that would be considered the least healthy.
Crossword
Study Guide
Homework Public Service Pamphlet
Objective By the end of the day, students will be able to get a 75% or better on the test
Drill Pass in your drills
Test
Homework